Bamboo Shark!

[lukendaniel]

i think every marine tank should have a bamboo shark in it they are stunning


luke

[RasperAndy]

Originally Posted by lukendaniel

i think every marine tank should have a bamboo shark in it they are stunning


luke

agreed

[fishboy]

no doubt u know this alrady but make sure there's no stray current in the tank it drives them bananas as will the magnetic field from powerheads/pumps. closed pump systems only for these

shop i used to work for used to have loads of stray current from the light fittings but were too cheap to get it sorted and ended up with these constantly trying to leap out the tank. incidentally they also thought it was a marvellous idea to get in leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) which is a pelagic temperate species which can reach over 2m for the tropical marine (fish only) system which had been treated regularly with copper. At a later date the assistant manager there treated the marine system (which already had a correct level or cuprazin in it for a case of whitespot) with a nice strong dose of protozin, which put the copper level at about 10x over what it should have been and when everything died tried to blame me (this has turned into a rant, sorry.....)

[Philcw]

Yes will try to get some pictures if we have time tonight.
We are leaving here at about 19:30.

Slightly nervous as there are 6 sharks in a small aquarium that are being ill treated!

We will hopefully be getting rid of the aquarium we have now for a larger one soon aswell.
There is a slight current in it fishboy but it is very minor and high up so it shouldnt be a problem.


Thanks
Phil

[Philcw]

Right were off now...
wish us luck



Phil

[carpy]

good luck mate, post pics!

bamboo sharks are the most amazing looking fish, i really envy you!

[Philcw]

Ok just got back,

All went fairly well although shark is very stressed and is in the tank for some peice and quiet. we wont be taking a pic of it tonight as it needs to relax but the (prevoius) owner bluetoothed us this pic to my phone.

Shark looks very nice but does have a few nips on it as we found out that out of the 6 sharks 5 were male.

Phil

[Philcw]

Lol just looked at pic, not a great one i must get a better one soon.

[fishboy]

when i said current, i meant stray voltage best to have a good strong current with these to keep the water flowing through their gills, as they stay stationary quite a lot, though maybe not too much turbulence although it wont really matter if they are jammed beteen the rocks most the time

[Philcw]

Ah i see. well niether of our 'currents' will be dangerous lol.


Phil